#1 dont think I was being "uppity" just dont agree that a MLT cant be taught the same things a MT does. It all comes down to the clinical training not some college degree. Bookwork is NOT real world, especially with all the new technology these days. Times change and from what I see much of the learning experience is done after school. Second, dont know where you did your degree but the program I am currently in only requires 18 weeks of clinical rotations and much of that time is not actually doing any hands on testing but merely observation. To say that military trained MLT's are among the worst says a lot about you. It is the same coursework and the clinical portions are done by civilian MT's many with 20+ years experiance. I bet hour for hour the military school spends more time but it is compressed into longer days. The military labs I worked in are much more organized than civilian labs I have seen. Yes I do have to prove myself everywhere I go but doesnt everyone? I hope you would not assume soneone is a good tech without seeing their work just because they have a piece of paper.